Are you happy?

Do you enjoy being at home and going to work?

Could your surroundings make you feel better?

Feng Shui Europe hopes that you have answered ‘Yes’ to all three questions and encourages you to read on – but if you have answered ‘No’ to any of them, it is really important, for your wellbeing, that you discover more about environmental management and how it can change people’s outlooks.

Achievement comes from clear goals and focused thinking.

Is your working environment designed to encourage both?

How do you feel in the subway? Are you the same person as you are when you are relaxing in your armchair ? Are you happier with your favourite magazine under the apple tree on a sunlit day or gridlocked in Monday morning’s traffic in the rain?

Whether we like it or not, our environment sets our mood and affects our output, at home or in the office. Savvy business people, who want to employ high achievers aiming for far-reaching goals, have realised this and invest, not just in people, but in their working environment.

Why? Because the right working environment can add 50% to your bottom line. And the opposite is also true. If your staff do not enjoy their workplace, it is a dead cert that you will not like their work.

Environmental management is much more than interior decorating. We all know designer buildings where we feel we can’t walk on the floor or sit on the furniture. Environmental management is about creating spaces that people want to be in. As with everything in life, a good working environment depends on balance – the amount of fresh air and natural light, the space between desks and the amount of privacy afforded to each member of staff, how secure they feel at their workstation, which reflects on how secure they feel in their job. You can colour your business world to produce the results your shareholders are looking for – and the furniture and pictures you choose will have a direct result on your figures.

Sounds like bunkum? Think back to the companies in the last century who thought that profit was king and the triple bottom line didn’t matter. Can you remember any of their names? Soft issues make the difference between success and failure, which is why high flying businesses the world over are re-looking at where they work as well as the way they work.